Halifax Weather in May
Halifax in May
The short of it: Halifax in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 106 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Halifax an average May high of 15°, a low of 5° and some 106 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-May, 83 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Halifax runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Schmidtville, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Halifax, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchmidtvilleNova Scotia | 0 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Spring GardenNova Scotia | 0 km WSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Downtown HalifaxNova Scotia | 1 km N | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Halifax South EndNova Scotia | 1 km S | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Quinpool DistrictNova Scotia | 2 km W | 14° | 5° | 107 mm |
| WoodsideNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 14° | 5° | 107 mm |
| Downtown DartmouthNova Scotia | 3 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |